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Chapter 494 The face of a great country

Seeing Wang Xuance's attitude, Silla's foreign ministry officials were a little worried about him.

The Queen of Silla is a very powerful figure. Although she is a woman, she can manage Silla in an orderly manner and has a high prestige in the minds of the subjects. Wang Xuance was just a fifth-rank official in the Tang Dynasty, and he dared to throw his face to His Highness the Queen. Aren’t he afraid that His Majesty the Queen will vent his anger on him? As long as His Highness ignores him, Wang Xuance will complete the task assigned to him by the Tang Dynasty. How can he explain it when he goes back? If it is Silla’s foreign officials dare not do this.

The foreign official in Silla persuaded Wang Xuance a few more words, but when he saw that it didn't work, he had to go back and report to Her Majesty the Queen.

After the foreign ministry officials of Silla left, Wang Xuance's entourage was also a little worried. He said, "Mr. Wang, you have been here for so long, and the queen of Silla has not met you, and you have never been able to complete the tasks assigned by His Highness King Qi. If you do this, what if the queen of Silla angers the queen of Silla and don't come to meet you, how can you complete His Highness King Qi's instructions? Wouldn't that delay major events?

Wang Xuance smiled and said, "You guys, I'll tell you. Forget it, you don't understand it even after you say it. You just need to remember one thing, what are we doing? We are envoys of the Tang Dynasty, and every word and action should represent the dignity of the Tang Dynasty.

My Tang Dynasty has a territory of thousands of miles, and its army is more than their people. The little Silla dares to treat me slowly and make me lose my face, which is to make our Tang Dynasty lose my face. I must find this dignity back."

On that day, the people of Silla did not make any noise. Wang Xuance simply took his officials to the streets to play and taste the special food in Silla. He increasingly felt that what His Highness King Qi said was reasonable, and food was the most important thing for people. Tasting food was a great enjoyment. Eating can not only enjoy the beauty of color, fragrance, taste, but also relieve inner anxiety and help to think calmly. No wonder the prince is so smart. The main reason is that the word "eat".

The next morning, the prime minister of Silla came.

Wang Xuance was still lying on the bed and putting a towel on his head. The Prime Minister asked about his well-being enthusiastically, and Wang Xuance hummed and dealt with it. The Prime Minister of Silla saw that he couldn't talk about anything, so he turned around and went back.

The officials under Wang Xuance advised Wang Xuance that the prime minister had come in person, and the face was almost the same. Wang Xuance refused, and he said: "The queen of Silla must come to visit me in person so that they can express their sincerity. Only then can they formally negotiate with them.

The palace of Silla.

The Prime Minister of Silla said angrily: "Your Majesty, this envoy of the Tang Dynasty is just a small fifth-rank official in the Tang Dynasty. He is so arrogant. I really angered. I suggest you ignore him and just let him go back to their Tang Dynasty."

Many ministers also shouted and bombed the envoys of the Tang Dynasty.

In the court of Silla, civil servants headed by the prime minister were always moderate, and the military headed by the generals were very tough. However, today their attitudes were adjusted.

The general said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty's fleet is too powerful. The Baekje navy, which was originally stronger than our Silla navy, was eaten half of it in one battle. Now the Baekje warships dare to huddle into inland rivers or islands and reefs. All their important ports have been occupied by the Tang Dynasty, and the entire Baekje sea area has been blocked.

Our navy reported that they saw the Tang Dynasty warships, which had nine masts and five-story ship towers, which were taller than the palaces of our royal palaces, and had many large weapons installed on them. I don’t know how to deal with such warships.

These days, the people of the Tang Dynasty attacked the Baekje people everywhere, and the Baekje people suffered heavy losses and gave up all their settlements along the coast. The people of the Tang Dynasty had already climbed the coast of Baekje and sent cavalry troops to attack the Baekje people everywhere, and the Baekje people suffered heavy losses.

I heard that the envoys of the Tang Dynasty came to negotiate and cooperate with us Silla, and the content they talked about would be beneficial to our Silla State. Although the envoys of the Tang Dynasty were a little unreasonable, there was a reason for this. I suggest that Her Majesty the Queen is broad-minded and does not have to care about these details with the envoys of the Tang Dynasty. In order to show the sincerity of Her Majesty's friendly interactions with the people of the Tang Dynasty, it is also a beautiful talk to express concern about the condition of the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, and to visit him personally."

As a general, he really did not want to fight against powerful enemies like the Tang Dynasty.

At noon, Wang Xuance and others had enough food and drink. When they returned to the guesthouse, they saw the foreign ministry officials in Silla waiting for him.

He said, "Sir Tang, My Queen heard that you are sick and you are going to visit you in person in the afternoon. Do you see this?"

What he meant is that Her Majesty the Queen came to visit you in person, and you must at least be sick and not embarrass Her Majesty the Queen.

Wang Xuance said: "Thanks to Her Majesty the Queen for her care. I became seriously ill in the afternoon. His Highness came to visit and I will be cured soon."

Hearing this, Silla's foreign ministry officials felt relieved, and he immediately went back to report to Her Majesty the Queen.

In the afternoon, Silla Queen Jin Deman came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' guesthouse to visit the sick Wang Xuance.

Wang Xuance was lying on the hospital bed and saw the Queen of Silla, struggling to get up. He said, "I don't know that Her Majesty the Queen has arrived, and the foreign minister Wang Xuance saluted Her Majesty the Queen."

Queen Jinderman said considerately: "Tang does not need to be too polite."

Next, Her Majesty the Queen asked about her well-being and left.

After Queen Jin Deman left, Wang Xuance threw away the towel on his head and said, "It's OK, I'll officially ask for a visit to Queen Silla tomorrow."

The next morning, Wang Xuance went to Silla Palace and held talks with Queen Jin Deman. With the previous preparation, the negotiations between the two sides reduced irrelevant links and talked directly about cooperation.

Jin Deman promised to sell 50,000 dan of grain and a large amount of forage to Tang Jun first, and sent a general to follow Wang Xuance to Baekje New You Port to talk to King Li You of Qi.

The Tang army was stationed in Xinyougang. While waiting for the transport of war horses from Jeju Island, they continued to harass the Baekje people.

Kyushu Island Tsubasaki (Nagasaki).

Ayuki Kawasaki returned to Qiongura and first went to see Taro Takahashi.

"Ayuki Kawasaki pays homage to the young master." Ayuki Kawasaki said with mixed feelings and cried.

Taro Takahashi asked, "Ayuki Kawasaki, you are back, where is Kyumiko?"

"Miss went to assassinate the prince of the Tang Dynasty and was captured in a mishap." Ayumi Kawasaki said.

Taro Takahashi was shocked and asked hurriedly: "How is she now? Is it okay?"

Ayuki Kawasaki said, "Don't worry, young master, the lady is fine." Then, he told them about their story in Dengzhou. He took out the handwritten letter from Takahashi Kumiko and said, "Young master, there are letters from the lady to you and the lord here."

After reading the letter, Taro Takahashi said to Ayuki Kawasaki: "Go with me to meet my father."

Takahashi Ichiki is 44 years old. His hair was shaved in the front part of his head. The hair on the top of his head was tied into a short stick, slightly standing backwards, wearing a spacious kimono. His face was thin and there was a deep character for Sichuan between his eyebrows.

After reading the letter from Takahashi Kyumiko, he asked in detail about the situation of the Tang Dynasty people who Kawasaki knew, especially the situation of the Tang Dynasty navy, he held his forehead with his hand and fell into deep thought.

Takahashi Ichiki was always majestic, and even Taro Takahashi did not dare to interrupt his thoughts. Kawasaki Ayuki was even more generous and didn't dare to show up. She was quietly waiting for Takahashi Ichiki to open her mouth.

After a long time, Takahashi Ichiki asked, "Taro, what do you think about what Kyumiko said in her letter?"
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